THROGGS NECK, NY – The Maritime College sailing team has qualified for the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association National Championships in two different disciplines.  Maritime's coed and women's dinghy squads will compete at the National Championships in New Orleans from May 19-26.

Maritime is seeded eighth out of 18 teams in the Open Eastern Semifinal. The Privateers' No. 1 crew of Benton Amthor (Yorktown, VA) and Eva Leggett (Brookhaven, NY) were named Second Team All-MAISA for their solid results throughout both the fall and spring seasons.  Amthor and Leggett finished ninth at the MAISA Open Dinghy Championships.  Mark Modzelewski (Hollywood, FL), meanwhile, has been solid on Maritime's No. 2 team with both Spencer Barnes (Rocky River, OH) and Nick Chisari (Locust Valley, NY).

On the women's side, the Privateers are the No. 14 seed.  Clare Guarascio (Massapequa, NY) was instrumental in Maritime earning a Nationals berth, serving as the skipper of the Privateers' top boat.  Guarascio teamed primarily with Kaitlin Brzostek (Islip Terrace, NY), while Morgan Essex (Kirkwood, PA), Rebecca Runyan (Mastic, NY) and Nicole Schafer (Northport, NY) also sailed on the No. 1 crew at different points during the season.

Racing in the open (coed) division is scheduled for May 19-22, followed by the women's regatta from May 23-26.  Both events will start with two days of semifinal action before the advancing teams compete for the championship over the final two days.  The regatta, which is being hosted by Tulane University, will take place at the Southern Yacht Club.

This marks the first time since the 1980s that the Maritime women have qualified for Nationals.  The Privateers' last appearance in the open division was in 2015, when Maritime placed 17^th.